Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
JEAN COCTEAUThe poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as infinity.
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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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The poet, by composing poems, uses a language that is neither dead nor living, that few people speak, and few people understand We are the servants of an unknown force that lives within us, manipulates us, and dictates this language to us.
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If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.
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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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